In this highly original interdisciplinary study incorporating close
readings of literary texts and philosophical argumentation, Henry W.
Pickford develops a theory of meaning and expression in art intended
to counter the meaning skepticism most commonly associated with the
theories of Jacques Derrida. Pickford arrives at his theory by drawing
on the writings of Wittgenstein to develop and modify the insights of
Tolstoy’s philosophy of art. Pickford shows how Tolstoy’s
encounter with Schopenhauer’s thought on the one hand provided
support for his ethical views but on the other hand presented a
problem, exemplified in the case of music, for his aesthetic theory, a
problem that Tolstoy did not successfully resolve. Wittgenstein’s
critical appreciation of Tolstoy’s thinking, however, not only
recovers its viability but also constructs a formidable position
within contemporary debates concerning theories of emotion, ethics,
and aesthetic expression
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Expression, Emotion, and Art
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9781644699676
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2024
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Russisk
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Digital bok
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